Category Archives: Employment

Private hiring pickup forecast for November

By doris | Published: December 3, 2010

Full Story at News.Yahoo.com WASHINGTON – Private employers probably revved up hiring in November as signs grow that the economy is gaining momentum. Yet, few expect a change in the 9.6 percent unemployment rate. After a sharp slowdown in the spring and a tepid rebound in the summer and fall, the economy is flashing signs [...]

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Your paycheck is about to shrink

By doris | Published: November 25, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com That’s what may come out of your paycheck if — as expected — the Making Work Pay tax credit expires at the end of the year.The credit was enacted last year as part of the Recovery Act to put more cash in people’s pockets. For the past two years, it has [...]

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Good Graph Friday: Minimum wage is worth less than in 1968

By doris | Published: November 21, 2010

Full Story at lifeinc.todayshow.com If you’re one of the several million Americans earning minimum wage, here’s a sobering fact: Your grandpa had more spending power earning minimum wage four decades ago. Adjusted for inflation, the minimum wage was worth $8.54 per hour in 1968, according to calculations by the Economic Policy Institute. The current minimum [...]

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Senate to vote on equal-pay measure for women

By doris | Published: November 16, 2010

Full Story at  MoreMoney.blogs.money.cnn.com It has been nearly half a century since Congress passed the Equal Pay Act of 1963. But that pesky pay gap between men and women persists — and now there’s actually something you can do about it. This Wednesday, the Senate is scheduled to hold a preliminary vote on the Paycheck [...]

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Top Democrat backs 1099 requirement repeal

By doris | Published: November 13, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Top Democrats are uniting with Republicans in a show of support for small business owners: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said Friday that he will introduce legislation to repeal the expanded 1099 reporting requirements set to take effect in 2012.

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Jobless claims slide to three-month low

By doris | Published: October 31, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WASHINGTON — Just five days ahead of the mid-term elections, the labor market gave the Obama administration something to crow about when new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a three-month low. Initial claims for state unemployment aid dropped 21,000 to a seasonally adjusted 434,000, the Labor Department said, meaning fewer [...]

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Ford to bring 1,200 jobs to Michigan

By doris | Published: October 26, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Ford Motor company said it will create up to 1,200 jobs in the distressed state of Michigan as it ramps up its engineering and manufacturing operations to produce more fuel-efficient cars. Lured by state tax incentives, the automotive company announced Monday it plans to invest $850 million [...]

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Boomerang kids: 85% of college grads move homeollege grads move home

By doris | Published: October 14, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Getting a degree used to be a stepping stone to limitless career opportunities. Now it’s more of a hiatus from living under your parents’ roof. Stubbornly high unemployment — nearly 15% for those ages 20-24 — has made finding a job nearly impossible. And without a job, [...]

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Budget squeeze in states will force more job cuts

By doris | Published: October 9, 2010

Full Story at LifeInc.todayshow.com The private economy was – slowly – creating more jobs last month. But the government was cutting them faster. As a major budget squeeze forces state and local governments to make ends meet, those government job cuts are going to continue. Friday’s monthly jobs report showed again that the U.S. economy [...]

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The Job Creators: 10 Companies That Are Hiring Now

By doris | Published: October 4, 2010

Full Story at DailyFinance.com Since December 2007, 8.4 million American jobs have vanished, leaving the country’s unemployment rate stuck at an alarming 9.6%. Yet, many U.S. companies — particularly small ones — are hiring, to the tune of 723,000 new workers in 2010. While these jobs represent a small fraction of the number needed to [...]

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Toys R Us to hire 45,000 workers for holidays

By doris | Published: September 29, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com WAYNE, N.J. — Toys R Us will hire about 45,000 employees to help with the holiday season, doubling its U.S. work force. The privately held toy company said Tuesday that it is hiring more workers than in the past three holiday seasons because of an additional 600 smaller stores located in [...]

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Ohio Domino’s is first in U.S. to go 24-hours

By doris | Published: September 20, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com CINCINNATI — Domino’s Pizza Inc. says a franchise store in southwest Ohio is the first of its U.S. stores to remain open 24 hours a day. A manager of the store near the University of Dayton campus says it began staying open 24 hours about a month ago. Manager Steve Martin [...]

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Jobless claims down for second week in a row

By doris | Published: September 17, 2010

Full Story at money.cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits declined for a second straight week last week, according to a government report released Thursday. There were 450,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Sept.11, which included Labor Day. That was the lowest level in two [...]

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Toys R Us invades the mall for the holidays

By doris | Published: September 9, 2010

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NEW YORK – Toys R Us plans to invade the mall this holiday season, opening 600 temporary “Express” stores in malls and other shopping centers around the country, more than six times last year’s count, and hiring 10,000 seasonal workers. The move is the latest in Toys R Us’ attempt to [...]

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